Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua
| No. 23 – Baylor Bears | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League | Big 12 Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 21 April 1999 Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| Nationality | Cameroonian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua (born 21 April 1999) is a Cameroonian college basketball player for the Baylor Bears of the Big 12 Conference. He previously played for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels.
Early life and career
Tchatchoua grew up playing association football before switching to basketball at age 16. In 2015, he took part in a local camp held by Luc Mbah a Moute and was later invited to a Basketball Without Borders camp in Johannesburg. Two years later, Tchatchoua joined the NBA Global Academy in Australia, where he began learning English. He committed to playing college basketball in the United States for UNLV over offers from Gonzaga and St. John's.
College career
As a freshman at UNLV, Tchatchoua averaged 3.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. After the season, he transferred to Baylor and sat out for one year due to transfer rules. Tchatchoua was nicknamed "Everyday Jon" by his teammates due to his work ethic. As a sophomore, he earned Big 12 All-Newcomer Team honors. Tchatchoua averaged 6.4 points and five rebounds per game on a team that won a national title. He scored a career-high 21 points on 9 February 2022, in a 75–60 win against Kansas State. On 12 February 2022, Tchatchoua suffered a knee injury during a 80–63 win over Texas. An MRI revealed damage to multiple ligaments, and he underwent season-ending surgery. As a junior, he averaged 8.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per game and won Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year, alongside Oklahoma State's Moussa Cissé and West Virginia's Gabe Osabuohien.
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2018–19 | UNLV | 31 | 11 | 13.3 | .475 | .000 | .682 | 3.5 | .2 | .2 | .7 | 3.4 |
| 2019–20 | Baylor |  Redshirt
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| 2020–21 | Baylor | 29 | 0 | 19.3 | .576 | – | .773 | 5.0 | .4 | .5 | .7 | 6.4 |
| 2021–22 | Baylor | 25 | 0 | 20.8 | .677 | .462 | .771 | 6.8 | .7 | .7 | .4 | 8.4 |
| Career | 85 | 11 | 17.5 | .591 | .375 | .740 | 5.0 | .4 | .5 | .6 | 5.9 | |